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Sixth National Environmental Public Health Conference:
Preparing for the Environmental Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century

CDC and its conference planning partners are pleased to invite you to attend
the Sixth National Environmental Public Health Conference. The conference
will be a quality learning experience and will provide many opportunities to
meet informally with colleagues from diverse disciplines representing local,
tribal, state, and federal public health and environmental agencies;
academia; and the private and non profit sectors. A unique and exciting
aspect of the conference will be a special focus on the active participation
of emerging public health leaders, including interaction with senior public
health officials attending the conference. We look forward to seeing you in
December.

The principal theme of CDCís Sixth National Environmental Public Health
Conference is preparing environmental public health and allied health
personnel for the challenges of the 21st century Ė many of which will be
profoundly more complex and difficult than those we are currently facing.
One of these challenges continues to be how best to organize terrorism
preparedness and response efforts. Another conference theme is developing
and retaining emerging leaders in the field of environmental public health.
The three plenary sessions will focus on:

- Challenges that Environmental Public Health Faces
- Building Successful Environmental Public Health Programs
- Building the Science of Environmental Public Health

GOALS

The goals of the conference are to prepare the public health workforce
for the environmental public health challenges of the 21st century; to
promote the need for an all-hazards approach to preparedness and response
that encompasses terrorism, natural disasters, and other environmental
challenges; and to promote the development of emerging environmental public
health leaders.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the conference are to identify environmental
public health challenges of the 21st century, to enhance the
development of current and future generations of environmental public
health leaders, and to promote the development and application of
disease prevention and terrorism preparedness and response strategies.
The conference will help develop and strengthen working relationships
among federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies; national
organizations and associations; policy makers and planners; academic
institutions; businesses; and industry.